Brooklyn Park, MN Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- 153, Stormwater Management Ordinance
- Plan required for
- subdivision, CUP, grading permit
- Reviewing office
- Engineering Department
- Exemptions
- <50 cubic yards, fences/poles, emergency work
- Penalty
- misdemeanor under Minn. Statutes, § 153.99
- Erosion control plan
- required with building/grading applications
Summary
Brooklyn Park requires a stormwater management plan for every subdivision, conditional use permit or grading permit that involves land-disturbing activity, filed with the Engineering Department before any permit issues. Chapter 153 also requires a wetland assessment for work near wetlands and an erosion control plan for building, subdivision or grading applications, with limited exemptions for small excavations and emergency work.
§ 153.03 SCOPE. ... (A) Applicability. (1) Every applicant for subdivision approval, conditional use permit, or a grading permit to allow land disturbing activities must submit a stormwater management plan to the Engineering Department. The stormwater management plan shall be submitted with the building permit, grading permit application, or as directed by the Engineering Department. No subdivision approval or grading permit will be issued until approval of the stormwater management plan or a waiver has been obtained in conformance with the provisions of this chapter. ... (B) Exemptions. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: (1) Any part of a subdivision if a preliminary plat for the subdivision that has been approved by the City Council on or before the effective date hereof. (2) Installation of fence, sign, telephone, and electric poles and other kinds of posts or poles. (3) Excavations or land moving activities involving less than 50 cubic yards of soil. (4) Emergency work to protect life, limb, or property.
Full Breakdown
03(A)(1) requires the applicant to submit a stormwater management plan to the Engineering Department with the building or grading permit application, and no subdivision approval or grading permit issues until the plan is approved or a waiver is granted. 2373, and any building, subdivision, conditional use or grading application requires an erosion control plan meeting the MPCA's Minnesota Stormwater Manual standards before the Engineering Department will approve it. 03(B) exempts subdivisions with a preliminary plat already approved by the City Council, fence and utility pole installation, excavations moving less than 50 cubic yards of soil, and emergency work to protect life or property.
The Engineering Department may waive a requirement on a finding of unnecessary hardship that will not harm water quality or environmentally sensitive land, and can condition a waiver on dedicated easements or constructed facilities. 05. Applications route through the Engineering Division of the Operations and Maintenance Department.
Violations & Fines
Section 153.99 makes any violation of the stormwater chapter a misdemeanor, subject to the penalties Minnesota Statutes impose for misdemeanor offenses, up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine under the state's general misdemeanor penalty. Building without an approved stormwater management plan, erosion control plan, or required wetland assessment also blocks issuance of the underlying grading, building or subdivision permit until the Engineering Department signs off.
Frequently Asked Questions
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